Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States

Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States
Monthly Rankings
Seasonally Adjusted
July 2008 July 2009p
Rank State Rate Rate Change
1 NORTH DAKOTA 3.3 4.2 0.9
2 ALASKA 6.7 8.3 1.6
2 NEBRASKA 3.3 4.9 1.6
4 SOUTH DAKOTA 3.0 4.9 1.9
5 CONNECTICUT 5.8 7.8 2.0
6 MONTANA 4.5 6.7 2.2
6 VERMONT 4.6 6.8 2.2
8 ARKANSAS 5.0 7.4 2.4
8 IOWA 4.1 6.5 2.4
8 MISSISSIPPI 7.3 9.7 2.4
11 OKLAHOMA 3.9 6.5 2.6
11 UTAH 3.4 6.0 2.6
13 MINNESOTA 5.4 8.1 2.7
14 NEW MEXICO 4.2 7.0 2.8
15 COLORADO 4.9 7.8 2.9
15 MARYLAND 4.4 7.3 2.9
15 VIRGINIA 4.0 6.9 2.9
18 HAWAII 4.0 7.0 3.0
18 LOUISIANA 4.4 7.4 3.0
18 MAINE 5.4 8.4 3.0
18 NEW HAMPSHIRE 3.8 6.8 3.0
18 TEXAS 4.9 7.9 3.0
23 KANSAS 4.3 7.4 3.1
23 PENNSYLVANIA 5.4 8.5 3.1
25 MISSOURI 6.1 9.3 3.2
25 NEW YORK 5.4 8.6 3.2
25 WYOMING 3.3 6.5 3.2
28 DELAWARE 4.8 8.2 3.4
29 ARIZONA 5.7 9.2 3.5
30 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 7.0 10.6 3.6
30 MASSACHUSETTS 5.2 8.8 3.6
32 ILLINOIS 6.7 10.4 3.7
33 IDAHO 5.0 8.8 3.8
33 NEW JERSEY 5.5 9.3 3.8
33 WASHINGTON 5.3 9.1 3.8
36 GEORGIA 6.2 10.3 4.1
36 TENNESSEE 6.6 10.7 4.1
38 FLORIDA 6.3 10.7 4.4
38 WISCONSIN 4.6 9.0 4.4
40 KENTUCKY 6.5 11.0 4.5
40 OHIO 6.7 11.2 4.5
42 CALIFORNIA 7.3 11.9 4.6
42 INDIANA 6.0 10.6 4.6
44 NORTH CAROLINA 6.3 11.0 4.7
45 RHODE ISLAND 7.9 12.7 4.8
45 WEST VIRGINIA 4.2 9.0 4.8
47 SOUTH CAROLINA 6.9 11.8 4.9
48 ALABAMA 5.1 10.2 5.1
49 OREGON 6.3 11.9 5.6
50 NEVADA 6.7 12.5 5.8
51 MICHIGAN 8.3 15.0 6.7

p = preliminary.
NOTE: Rates shown are a percentage of the labor force. Data refer to place of residence. Estimates for the current month are subject to revision the following month.

 

Last Modified Date: August 21, 2009